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Aquaculture: responsible practices and certification
… practices should address the environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainability. This broad approach will … in order to make them applicable in different social, economic and environmental contexts. Codes of conduct are … dialogue on all these issues are needed, as well as a risk assessment of the activity. Social acceptability will be …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 1.4 Economic data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … not replace the need for a tailor-made approach to the assessment of the situation in specific countries, and it … from the interplay of a multitude of factors—cultural, economic, social and environmental—and can involve a wide …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… equivalence for offsets 57 Ecological proxies 57 Economic valuation 60 6.2 Optimising conservation benefits 61 … disturbance, often caused by activities associated with economic development.5 However, just as the international … included in the project agreements, Environmental Impact Assessment Condition of Approval Certificates and the …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… is closely linked to the right to life. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), the body of … to oversee compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), considers that … access, States have affirmative duties to provide for the assessment of the potential impacts of proposed projects and …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… DGC Division level gender coordination teams ECOSOC Economic and Social Council GePA Gender Plan of Action … develop a clear plan, based on an organization-wide needs assessment. 4 The UNEP Gender Policy and Strategy, based as … fully realized, owing to, inter alia, persistent social, economic and political inequalities. We support prioritizing …
The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ – Regional Assessment W E S T E R N A F R IC A Smith, K.G., Diop, M.D., … Water resource management approaches that integrate economic, environmental, and social dimensions at a catchment … 29 billion) (Neiland and Béné 2008). Despite their clear economic value many inland water ecosystems, especially …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME A UNEP--INTERPOL RAPID RESPONSE ASSESSMENT A GROWING THREAT TO NATURAL RESOURCES, PEACE, … especially in developing countries and fragile states. Economic incentives and consumer awareness: Strengthen economic incentives, relevant institutions and awareness. …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… and is most grateful to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and to IWMI for … 5 There is an 1 2 Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secre- … for food and environmental security. Comprehensive Assessment Research Paper 1, Colombo, Sri Lanka: …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE The Aarhus Convention An … C onvention: A n Im plem entation G uide UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE Convention on Access to … Agency Austria in 1991 and has worked on ecological risk assessment, monitoring and coexistence of genetically …
Land Degradation Neutrality: implications and opportunities for conservation - Nature based solutions to desertification, land degradation and drought
… It refers to reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of land, reducing carbon … in turn by other societal change. Population growth and economic development, for example, are amongst a number of … and 30% of all land. The absence of a standardised global assessment and monitoring system contributes to this variance …